What color is #764F68?

#764F68 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #764F68?

The RGB value is 118, 79, 104: 118 red, 79 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #764F68?

The complementary color is #4F765D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #764F68?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.09:1 and white text 6.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#764F68 color

#764F68 rgb(118, 79, 104)

Shades of purple

The hex color #764F68 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 31% green and 40.8% blue (118, 79, 104).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 20% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 12% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Hibernation (#6F5166), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.8:1).

#764F68 color codes

HEX	`#764F68`
RGB	`rgb(118, 79, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 31%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 20%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 33%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 12%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.63, 20.6, -7.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.63, 22.03, 339.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.766, 10.444, 14.437)`
Decimal	`7753576`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #764F68, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #764F68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#764F68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #764F68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #764f68; }
.text { color: #764f68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #764f68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 79 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #764f68, #764f55); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #764F68?: #764F68 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #764F68?: The RGB value is 118, 79, 104: 118 red, 79 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #764F68?: The complementary color is #4F765D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #764F68?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.09:1 and white text 6.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.